In the name of God Amen, I Joseph STOW, of Cape Hatterass, Pilot, being very sick and weak of body but of
perfect mind and memory Thanks be given to Almighty
God, calling unto mind the mortallity of my body and
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do
make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is
to say, prinicipally and first of all I give and recomend my
soul into the hand of God that gave it, and my body I
recommend to the earth to be buried in decent christian
buriel at the discretion of my executors noting doubting
but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same
again by the mighty power of God and as touching such
worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me
in this life I give divise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and
form---

First I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved Wife
Comfort STOW all my land containing two hundred and
fifty acres and all my cattle beasts except one cow and
calf that I give to Mary STOW, also my sheep to my Wife
Comfort STOW except twelve head, six head I give Stevin? HOOPER and six head of sheep I give to
James
WILLIAMS JUNr, all my hogs, two sows, one year old
barrow and nine shotes, I give to my Wife Comfort STOW
also I give unto Ezekiel HOOPER my boat and oars and
main sail and jib, likewise I give to my Wife Comfort
STOW my household goods, debts and moveables and one
horse, also give to Keziah STOW one bed and furniture,
likewise I give unto John STOW one shilling also I give
unto William STOW one shilling.

I likewise constitute make and ordain Ezekiel HOOPER
and my Wife Comfort STOW my executors of this my
Last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow
revoke and disannul all and every other former testament
wills, legacies, bequeaths, and executors by me in any
ways befor named willed and bequeathed ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament I witness whereof I have hereunto set hand and seal
this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. /s/ Joseph STOW seal

signed sealed published
pronounced and declared
by the said Joseph STOW
as his last will and testament
in the presence of us who in the
presence of each other subscribed
our namesJohn FLOWER juratJacob WILLIAMS juratCatherine
[her mark] HOOPER

Recorded and examined this 27th day of March 1795

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